Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908
The following search is based upon the book Marriages of Craven County, 1851-1908, & Marriage Bonds, 1773-1868 abstracted by Jo Ann Ernul Murphy and Eula Pearl Beauchamp (privately published, 2006, now out of print).
This site contains an index to the Marriage Registers of Craven County Books 1 through 7 (indicated by a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and the Marriage Bonds of Craven County Volumes 1 through 3 (indicated by Vol. 1, Vol. 2 or Vol. 3). These books are housed at the Craven County Register of Deeds office in New Bern, North Carolina. The original marriage bonds are housed in the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Additional information may be available in the original registers (including witnesses, ages, places of residence, and for Books 3 and 4 the names of parents).
Due to requests to republish the book, the authors generously allowed the library to place their database on this website.
Search the Marriage Register:
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Wells | Collin Raspys | 4 / 6 / 1880 | 6 | colored | |
| Elizabeth Carraway | Abraham Raven | 11 / 6 / 1837 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Allothi Caton | A. D. Rawls | 4 / 19 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Nanny G. Ellis | George H. Rawls | 3 / 22 / 1896 | 6 | ||
| Clarissa A. Rawls | James H. Rawls | 12 / 7 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Ann Daw | John Rawls | 8 / 26 / 1841 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Lizzie Dennis | Joseph J. Rawls | 7 / 17 / 1872 | 5 | ||
| Sarah Jordan | William H. Rawls | 3 / 22 / 1866 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Caton | William Henry Rawls | 3 / 22 / 1858 | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Caton | William Henry Rawls | 3 / 20 / 1858 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Melinda Cowell | Willis I. Rawls | 2 / 1 / 1867 | 1 | ||
| Sally A. Broughton | Willis J. Rawls | 4 / 1 / 1857 | 1 | ||
| Sally A. Broughton | Willis J. Rawls | 3 / 30 / 1857 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sarah Gatlin | Zebedee Rawls | 5 / 3 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline Haslin Ray | Edmund Ray | 8 / 2 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 7 yrs | |
| Elizabeth Phelps | Nathaniel Raymond | 5 / 14 / 1800 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hennrietta Davis | J. T. Rayner | 4 / 5 / 1905 | 7 | colored | |
| Harriet Hill | James Rayner | 3 / 17 / 1892 | 6 | colored | |
| Celie Rasberry | W. K. Rayner | 1 / 8 / 1901 | 7 | colored | |
| Bedie Green | Tim Raynor | 4 / 3 / 1907 | 7 | colored | |
| Nancy Dunn | Charles Read | 11 / 23 / 1820 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Vendrick | Ezekiel Read | 9 / 26 / 1797 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Hannah Warren | Isaac Read | 3 / 9 / 1805 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sally (widow) Gatlin | James Read | 8 / 25 / 1801 | Vol.2 | marriage bond | |
| Sidney A. Holton | Robert Read | 1 / 14 / 1823 | Vol.2 | marriage bond |
